Beet-harvester



R. MORESCHINI.

BEET HARVESTER.

APPLICATION FILI-:D FEB. I8. I9Is.

1,366,477. Patented Jan. 25,1921.

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R. MORESCHINI.

Patented Jan. 25, 1921.

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I Speoioation o! Letten Patent.

A pplioatcn led February 18, 1918. Serlaljo.I 217,84

n To all 'who'nt 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, RONALD MoREsoHINI,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Pueblo, in the county of Pueblo and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements-in Beet-Harvesters, of

which the'following is a specification.

I ping wegetables and of the cutters;

My invention Arelates to machines for top'- is intended for the harvesting of beets.

In the-accompanying drawings Figure I is an end view partly in section, illustrating a beet topping device embodying my invention; F ig. 2 is a horizontal sectional View taken on the li-n'e 2 2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is aside elevation of the -same partly .insection; Fig. 14 is afragmen' try side elevation showing the manner o the cutters; Fig. 5 is al detail top plan view,l 6 is an enlar ed detail view of the toothe cleaning guar Fig. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view of a beet harvesting machine embodying my invention and showing the relation of the topping device to the lother parts of the machine; andA Fig. 8 is a vertical sectional view of the line 8-8 of Fig. 7.

The frame or Abed 1, of the machine is carried upon rear tractor' wheels 5 and front steering wheel 6, which may be raised or lowered to regulate vthe height of the frame by lever mechanism in the usual manner.

The beet topping mechanism, shown in detail in Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive, is v.carried by frame members 18, 19, bolted to the main frame 1. The cutters or` knives 20, are mounted on the lower ends of sleeves 21, telescopically mounted upon the shafts 23,

which are provided with pins 24 sliding in slots in thesleevesy to provide a driving connection whilev permittlng relativelongitudi-V nal movement.

- loosely surrounding the sleevesl and held bebrackets 26, are

tween anges 21a thereon, carry depending guiding arms 28 and are connected ,in the rear by a scraper plate 29 adapted to clean the axle of the particularly 41, which is Vdriven pushing the beet tops backwardly over vand are Perforated brackets 26,

ing feed .wheel 30 and turned backwardly as the revolv- Patentea Jamas.' 1921.;

they pass between the disk'cutters 20. AS\

the tops are severed they are caught by the slanting cross-board 38which guides them laterallyto the outside ofthe machine.

'- The disk cutters -2() and feed wheel 30 are connected by miter-gears 40, with 'the shaft from.the counter shaft 43, geared at 45 with the main axle 46,l of theftraction wheels.

The operation of my ,machinewill beunderstood from the .foregoingv description of arts. As the machine is drawn over the urrows by horse or tractor power, the beet tops are gathered together as they pass between the guide arms 28 and are caught by the spurs on the wheel 30 which is posltively driven from the shaft 41 by means of the intermediate transmitting mechanism which includes the gears'l, 35, 36 and 40,

-the beetl tops being thereby pushedback-v wardly in the manner indicated in Fig. 4 severed by the rotating disk cutters 20, the tops being then caught b the inclined scraper 38 which directs t em out- *wardly beyond the path of travel of the machine. The topped beets are then ready to be loosened from the s oil and lifted by the plow members in the manner well understood.

When the forward end of the machine 'frame has been adjusted tothe proper height,.the beet topping mechanism will automaticall equalities 1n the surface of the oun The cutters are automatically posltioned with Arespect to eachy beet by the fact that the are carried by the sleeves 21 connected wit the laxle of the beet top vfeeding wheel 30 which -is slightly in advance of the cutters and as it rides up over the beet top, it raises the cutters to just the proper height or position and thereby supports the cutters as the beet adjust itself to any sli ht inloo top is being severed. It should also be noted that I l by first folding the leaves of the beet.` top together laterally by means of the conve' ing guide arms 28 and then push or fo d them backwardly by means of the spurred feeding wheel30 as the beet approaches the cutters. The rim and spurs of the feed wheel are constantly cleaned by the scraper or comb 29. The

prevent any clogging of the cutters yielding fingers of the grabbers. automatically adjust themselves slidabl splicedthereon, horizontal cutters to the different sizes of the beets so that -secure to the lowerends of said sleeves, a 20 they will all be conveyed from the plows to topy feeding wheel provided with prongs .f fthe hopper without injury. and rotatabl mounted upon a horlzontal 5 I have described 'in-detail the particular shaft carriedY by said sleeves and drivin construction illustrated in the accompanyconnections between said feed wheel an ing draWin for the purpose of clearly and said sleeves whereby the cutters `are auto.- 25 definitely vdls'closing one embodiment of m matically adjusted in height as the feed invention but it will be apparent to engl- Wheel passes over the beet tops.

10 neers that variousl changes and modica- 2. A machine as set forth in claim l, with tions may be made in the several parts withlateral guides one upon each side of the feed out in any manner departing from my inwheel 'secured to said slidable sleeves for 30 vention. foldingfthe beet tops together before they I claim: are pushed vbackvvardly by said vwheel over 15 1. In a beet harvesting machine, the imthe cutters. f

provement in the topping apparatus com- In testimony whereof-I aiix my signature.

pris'ing va pair of vertical shafts mounted j or rotation in the machine frame, sleeves RONALD MORESCHINI.- 

